The town of Cass was founded in 1901 as a company town for loggers. The West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company designed the town and built the lumber mill. Construction of the railroad began the same ...

CASS, W.Va. — The Shay #5 Locomotive from Cass Scenic Railroad made its first run from Cass to Durbin in nearly 40 years. The ceremonial trip broke the ribbon on the new Trout Run Bridge after the ...

CASS, W.Va. - The Cass Scenic Railroad is a hard-working, up-the-mountain tourist rail line. It's a slow 7 miles per hour on the steam-powered trains up Cheat Mountain to Whittaker Station and upward ...

Gov. Jim Justice announced significant developments at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park and Lost River State Park as part of ongoing investments to enhance outdoor recreation and tourism in the state.

Scenic railroad tours run up the Greenbrier River through the Monongahela National Forest. (Photo Courtesy of Durbin Greenbrier Valley Railroad){p}{/p} CASS, W.Va. (WCHS) — The Cass Scenic Railroad is ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to a photo column called “A Place” with the aim of capturing and publishing pictures that speak to the pastoral and rural beauty of southern West Virginia. We are accepting ...

CASS, W.Va. – West Virginia’s newest scenic train ride, the Greenbrier Express, operates 15-miles between the small rural towns of Cass and Durbin. Officials from the State of West Virginia and the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Division of Natural Resources has awarded construction contracts for new camping sites near Cass Scenic Railroad State Park in Pocahontas County and Lost River State Park in ...